A new annual study by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Glaad, titled Where We Are In Film, has found that inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in cinema has fallen to a three-year low. Of the 225 films released in 2025, only 46 — or 20.4% — featured LGBTQ+ characters, marking the third consecutive year of decline since a record high of 28.5% in 2023. The report warns that the industry risks alienating a generation of younger viewers who increasingly identify as LGBTQ+, and highlights a particularly steep drop in representation of queer people of colour and a complete absence of transgender characters.

Glaad noted some bright spots, praising mid-budget and horror films such as Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, After The Hunt, Companion and Weapons, several of which performed strongly at the box office. Films that centred queer characters, including Nia DaCosta's Hedda, Blue Moon and Sorry, Baby, were also commended, alongside boundary-pushing work from smaller distributors like Mubi and Bleecker Street. Glaad executives argued that ignoring queer and trans audiences is poor business, citing Gallup figures that 23% of Americans under 30 identify as LGBTQ+ and that Gen Z makes up the largest share of North American moviegoers.